Supreme Court of India
Kuchwar Lime and Stone Co. v. M/s. Dehri Rohtas Light Railway Co. Ltd. & Anr.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that the Railway, having regard to all the circumstances, is entitled to denmrrage for detention of the wagons for one month only.
Judgment, page 7
From the headnote
Railway freight and demurrage-consignment booked 'freight to pay' Whether consignee liable to pay after refusing to accept consignment. Railway not unloading consignment for seven months-if entitled to de murrage for full period or obliged to unload and claim demurrage on(y for reasonable period. quantity of coal was booked by a Colliery to the appellant Company carriage to Banjari station on the respondent Railway's line and the ·freight on the consignment was to be paid by the appellant Company. The Com pany declined to take delivery of a part of the consignment which reached Banjari on
Where later benches applied it
Of those, 1 mentioned
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